Rundgang 2026

FromJuly 17 to 19, 2026, the ABK Stuttgart will once again host its traditional exhibition. Over the course of a long weekend, approximately 850 students will presenttheir current work and projects in architecture, design, art, conservation and restoration, and art history and aesthetics.

The exhibition will open onFriday, July 17, at 6 p.m.,with Prof. Dr. Eva-Maria Seng, Rector of the ABK, presiding over the ceremony to award the Academy Prizes, the DAAD Prize, the Förder-Koje Art Prize, the Erwin Heinle Prize, the Walter Stöhrer Prize for Graphic Design, and an award sponsored by the Henning Tögel Talent Foundation.

Thematic toursof the degree programs will take place on Saturday and Sunday at the top of every hour. On Sunday, the Friends of the Stuttgart Academy Association (Verein der Freunde der Akademie Stuttgart e.V.) invites visitors toFriends’ Day.

In parallel with the tour, the architecture and design programswill showcasetheirdiploma and master’s theses. Additional graduation projects from the Fine Arts program, the Art Education program, and the master’s program in Body, Theory, and Poetics of the Performative can be viewedat additional exhibition venues in theStaatsgalerie Stuttgartand inthe Kunstbezirk/Galerie im Gustav-Siegle-Haus.

Thegraphic designfor the 2026 tour was created by communication design students Ella Udi Gebhard, Til Peter Lohmeyer, and Theodor Schäfer from Thomas’s class and is inspired by village festivals and fairs. With neon colors, black print, and a striking use of typography, it creates a distinctive visual identity.

Opening:Friday, July 17, 2026, 6:00 p.m.

Exhibition hours:
Friday, July 17, 6–11 p.m.
Saturday, July 18, 12 p.m.–8 p.m.
Sunday, July 19, 12 p.m.–8 p.m.

For more information, visit www.abk-stuttgart.de